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Speaking and listening - Pre-intermesllate - Upper-intermediate Let's talk about the PAST s What did you do yesterday? How is life today different from Deserbe your doy. life 100 years ago? Give exomples Where were you born? When was the last time you went | [Think of a major news story of Where did you grow up? ‘on holiday? the recent post. ‘Talk about your ehuldhood, Talk about it. (uhers, who, when, Tell it m your own words, tow lng, wth whom, whet e/a} ‘Think of three things that didn't ] [Talk about your last birthday. Think of arelative or acelebrity exist 20 yeors ago. What did What did you do? Did you have « who passed ancy. (sed) people do without them? porty? Who was there? Talk-about them. Could yau live without them? ‘When was the first time you Think about the ost time you Think about the first pet you went to the cinema? hada lot of fun with friends. ‘ever had. What was it? “Talk abaut this experience, ‘What did you do? Tell the class about it. Talk about it ‘Aska friend some questions id yeu watch the 2008 Beijing Nowadays many families have a ‘shout theie last shopping trip. Olympics? What do you 26. How did your grandparents (ho lg thre, reas hat oy remember? get around? Spat ahh chap Fo aio cb: Older people sometimes tale Christopher Columbus is one af "You have to know the past 26 ‘bout ‘the good old days’. ‘the most famous explorers ever. | | understand the fsture! (Corl What do they mean? Discuss What de yeu know about him? ‘Sogan) bo yeu agree? Explain, “Talking about the past Age | or five mimstes 099 yesterday one hour ogo (do) housework? [res days age ~ (drink) orange juice? wecks ago (eet) fast food? six months 090 Get) up te? a femyears 090 (Go) swimming? long tine oe T va (have) party? = Ne man's ich emugh te buy back is pst, (Qscor Wile) Leer —| | - Fer the maserity af us, the posts regret, the future an experinente(Mark TWO) agree? Discuss. [teneet) your grandparents |__| | | - Whatever your past has buen, you have apotiess future, i [= tusit}a museum? a a cig cena pee & |) Let's talk about SUPERLATIVES ge Conversation cards What the biggest country in What's the most populous country | [Whats the highest mountain in the world? Where isi? What |_| i the world? the world? In Evrape? Tn are its neighbours? Whats the most populous Muskm | | Squth america? In Africa? eauntry i the word? Whats the longest river inthe | [ What's the biggest onimelin Whats the biggest land world? In Asia? En Narth and ‘the world? Where does ft live? | | cnimal? Where does it live? South America? Ta Eurepe? ‘What doasit eat? What does it eat? What's the biggest birdin the |] [ Whats the fastest animal on What's the biggest ocean in work? Where docs it live? land? Describe it. the world? Where Describe it ‘Who's the fastest inthe sky? | | What's the biggest fish? Whats the biggest city inthe | What's the largest desert in Whats the highest building in world? What's the biggest city | | the world? Where is 11? the woeld? What's the highest in your country? What onimals ne there? one in your country? What the smallest country in| | Which country fs the most ‘Who's the richest person on the world? popular tourist destination in Eorth? How much money does Where is 1? the world? Guess. Say why. hhe have? Guess What's the hordest substance | | Whats the biggest continent? | | Whats the best-paid job? on Earth? Whar's the coldest? ‘What's the worst-paid job? What is it used for? What's the driest? Brainstorm and discuss 7 4 x A 7 6 eA ri 2 | etass survey Z “What's the best food you've ever eaten? i Match Sores war fe eat ania ama Perron pms Ce eee er Winds FoaerFintoat ee ee SS Ves ONS onidamear eon = thi +} Gxcuse mel Can you tell me the way to the. s+ Exeuse met How do! get tothe... Excuse me! Where's the ..? BusStouyp Restaurant 4 Ginemacy TV Station Te z $ & t ij i it ¥ ‘Toke the first/second turning on the let. ‘Take the first/second turning on the right. eoeseos Yes, of course, Go atong Spring Street and take the first tuning on the right, Go straight ahead, past the roundabout and then ture right into Park Street. Take Giving Directions WHAT WHY WHERE WHO WHEN | HOW * What (exactly) do | want to achiewe? * What are the facts? * What would happen if ne decision was made or solution found? * What de I need in order to find a solution? © Why do I want to achieve a solution? * Why did the problem or opportunity arise? © Why do Ineed to find a solution or way forward atall? * Ask 5 Whys * How will the situation be different? + How relevant is the information | am gathering? How can Ifind out more? * How can | involve relevant people? * Where did the issue arise? © Where does it impact? «Is the “where” important? IF s0, why? © Who am I trying to please? * Who cares about this situation? Who is affected? © Whois involved (information, help, action}? * Who needs to be informed? © When did the issue arise? * When do we need to act? * By when must it be resolved? Structure of All Tense isla Beipey Me Beed sbbfsiqghinot v8? ee neo ea? Boinet CONTINUOUS PSibAitamlac aig. Hen prea am sli is ace sing, A: Subeineetare=nor Nang, He materia. He haw rot been peng CONTINUOUS P-Satiisanneresog vos ane We were sinyng sub sesarar oto vas ot pang. We were not ning > wanivieressube ios lying? Wore we iaying ? insvanivener nat ng ? ‘was no plying? Wace we ct laying ? ‘PERFECT PSauenageva. Hehedpayed nag pie. HeSatnhodenot¥. Hehagrat ayes [has not layed bMagesues Hes he nye? ‘ss ping”? etionssumenetsys? “edhe nt payed? aatioye sesbrbeen +¥og Fave !beon playa ? His bs Seon paying 7 eHanawor Bab anott been «Ving? ave pet teen plang x ha notbeen playing? et ~_ CONTINUOUS, P.gubshal bedi being, He wtlbe Bang. N-Subeshaintienoteboetting abet note anna, Hantinat be sig. shatwniat subst on 7 ‘Sha be area? wine boeing ? Salimuraabe motes)? ‘Sha |net haya payed ‘Wea note ayo PSubsahal nave baanha nace Bosns Ving, shal hse been pigyrg, He wal hare bee laying ‘eSubranawiienotrnave Beant Ying, That not have been Hing Ha wal ro Reve Beer saying Shanes have oes? ‘Sra have been eon? ‘Witbe nave been paring * Note ‘*if'a sentence consists of more than one helping verb,the negative is formed by putting “not” after the first helping verb. Example’: | have not been living in P = Positive N = Negative | =Interregative IN= Intro-Negative Jaipur since 2011, Hv-1 ol iiciealeeciaael Reflexive Intensive Someone | Myself Somebody] Yourself Everyone Himself Everybody] Herself Anyone ltself None Ourselves Inglés Medio - Los 100 verbosiregulares mas usados en inglés -Yes.en Inglés tt Los 100 verbos Irregulares mas usados en inglés En este articulo presento los 100 verbos irregulares més usualmente utilizados con su forma en pasado simple y pasado participio. Un tema para complementar la lista de los 100 verbos ms comunes en inglés. awNe vow 10. 1. 2. 3B. 1. 15. 16. 17. 19. SESSRERORES ge 3. Los 100 verbos lrregulares mas usados en inges Infinitive __Pasado Simple Pasado Participio Significado Arise Arose Arsen Surgir Awake Awoke ‘Awoken Despertar Be Was /Were Been Ser / Estar Beat Beat Beaten Golpear / Vencer Become Became Become Convertir Begin Began Begun Empezar Bet Bet Bet Apostar Bite Bit Bitten Morder Blow Blew Blown Soplar Break Broke Broken Romper / Quebrar Bring Brought Brought Traer Build Built Built Construir Buy Bought Bought Comprar ‘Catch Caught Caught Agarrar /Tomar ‘Choose Chose Chosen Elegir / Escoger ‘come Came Come Wenir ‘Cost Cost Cost Costar - Cut Cut Cut Cortar Dig Dug, Dug, Cavar / Excavar Do Did Done Hacer Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar Dream Dreamt Dreamt Sofiar Drink Drank Drunk Beber Drive Drove Driven Conducir / Manejar Eat Ate Eaten Comer Fall Fell Fallen Goer Feed Fed Fed Alimentar Feel Felt Felt Sentir Fight Fought Fought Pelear / Luchar Find Found Found Encont rar Fly Flew Flown Wolar Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar Forgive Forgive Forgiven Perdonar Hecho por Alberto Carranza. Mis recutsos deinglés en www. IngenieroGeek.com 40. 41. 43, PESHRIRRESOESBESARS 3. SONORNASRIRAE Inglés Medio - Los 100verbos iregulares mas usados en inglés Yes en inglés t |. Freeze |. Lend = Light |. Lose . Make Mean - Pay . Plead Put - Quit . Seek . Sell . Send Set . Shake . Shine . Shoot 5. Shut . Sing Froze Got Gave Went Grew Had Heard Hid Hit Hurt Kept Knelt Knew Leant Learnt Left Lent Let Lay ut Lost Made Meant Met Paid Pled Put Quit Read Rode Rose Ran Said saw Sought Sold Sent Set Shook Shone Shot shut Sang Frozen Got / Gotten Given Gone Grown Had Heard Hidden Ht Hurt Kept Knelt Known Leant Learnt Left Lent Let Lain ut Lost Made Meant Met Paid Pled Put Quit Read Ridden Risen Run Said Seen Sought Sold Sent Set Shaken Shone Shot Shut sung Congelar Conseguir Dar Ir Crecer Tener Escuchar / ir Esconder Golpear Daftar / Lastimar Mantener Arrodillar Saber / Conocer Apoyar Aprender Abandanar / Partir Prestar Dejar Yacer Encender Perder Hacer Significar Encontrar / Conocer Pagar Implorar / Alegar Poner Dejar/ Abandonar Leer Montar Alzar / Levantar Correr Decir ‘Ver Buscar Vender Enviar Colocar Sacudir /Temblar Brillar Disparar Cerrar Cantar Hecho por Alberto Carranza, Mis recursos de inglés en www.lngenieroGeek.com Inglés Medio . Sleep. . Smell . Speak . Spell . Spend - Spin - Spit . Steal - Stink . Swear ‘Sweat . Sweep . Swim, . Take Teach . Tell . Think . Throw . Tread . Understand Wear Wet . Win 100. Write SESSSESSSSBRSRBEREE SARS Recuérdese que, al contrario que los verbos regulares, en los verbos irregulares no existe una base explicita que nos diga cémo se estructura su pasado simple 0 pasado patticipio (es por ello que son Ilamados irregulares) y es debido a esto que se deben aprender tal como estan. Nota: Para saber en qué situacién se usan el pasado simple y en cual el pasado los 100 verbos ivegularas ms usados an ingles Yes en Ings I Slept smelt Spoke Spelt Spent Spun Spat Stole Stank ‘Swore Sweat Swept swam Took Taught Told Thought Threw Trod Understood Wore Wet Won Wrote Slept Smelt Spoken Spelt Spent Spun Spat Stolen ‘Stunk Sworn Sweat Swept swum Taken Taught Told Thought Thrown Trodden Understood ‘Worn Wet Won Written participio te sugiero consultes el siguiente articulo: 2Cudl es la diferencia entre el pasado simple y el pasado participio de los verbos en inglés? Dormir Oler Hablar Deletrear Gastar / Pasar Girar Escupir Robar Apestar Jurar Sudar Barrer Nadar Tomar Ensefiar Decir / Contar Pensar Tirar Pisar Comprender Vestir Mojar Ganar Escribir Hecho por Alberto Carranza. Mis recursos de inglés en www lngenieroGeek.com Present Simple vs. Present Continuous (1) ‘This is Mrs White. She ... .. (be) a primary school teacher. she . . (teach) English, Maths and Geography. At the moment, she ..n- wna (teach) Maths. She _v« tive) in London and .. (be) married to Georges, who is French. They sv... ww (have) three children. They all. (love) animals, but they (not have) any pets because they .. . (live) in an apartment. Mrs White. . (speak) French as well as English, but She wn. s.ormnnnnemunn (NOE teach) it. Mrs White's niece Sophie .. {stay) with the Whites for a few days. Sophie .... - (ive) and .. (study) in Liverpool, but (enjoy) her mid-term break in London at the moment. --wneer« (plan) to-do some serious shopping and sightseeing. Mrs White's son Amnotd .. » (nt like) shopping, but he ... Klove} hanging out with friends. ‘They usually w» (gO) to the local park where they wossnnnsannne (play) football or basketball Today, however, Amold (not play) football or basketbal he. + (skateboard). Mr White .. (work) for a multi tional company. He = (not work) today, however, because NE -ne-niniannmnnanens (NOE Feel) well. He phoned in sick, iLCollective.com Present Sivple er Gontineoes 4. Put the words in the correct erder: 1. girl/standing/is/at/ous stop/now/the/the + 2, visit/usually/L/my grandparents/Sundayéon 3. doing/naw/my/I/homework/am “4, rides/every/his/bike/Tem/éay 5. the/working/children/gorden/in/the/now/the 6. often/we/come/school/to/bus/by 7. watching/Tim/is/favourite/his/cartoon 4 8. sometimes/Mona/te/gees/theatre/the 9. usually/boys/the/play/in/ football/the/yard 40. ore/we/the/cleaning/clacsroom/now LL. isn't/Tina/listening/the/to/naw/teacher 12, running/is/Ben/fast/very 13, in/L/often/TV/wateh/eve 14, is/to/her/Pam/talking/friend/now 15, writes/Liz/to/letters/parents/her/often/very 1. Look Tam + 2. Pam often (speak) very loudly. + 8. Th (chase) the cat now 4. ‘Bill — (repair) his mobile at present. 5 We “@2) #0 the shop every dey, & The boys _ (play) football rom. 7. Pem (Guy) milk every day, 8. The girls _— (laugh) at the moment. 9. Mary (watch) TV every eve 10, They offen (isten) to musi 1. Lie (Ge) to the museum now. 12 We ‘erite) the test right new, 13. Kate seldom, Ge) to the cinema, 14. He often (draw) dogs. + 15. They Faint) the wll now, 16. K often (help) my mother: 5. Write questions to the underlined word: 1. Ron is repairing his baa now 2. Mary goes to schoo! by bus ae 4. The girls draw @ newspaper on Fridays. 3. Tim is writing a report at present 3. Bill & playing with his dog now. + 6. 1 often help my friends with English 7 LC ultectivetcam 8. They attend sports club very da - 2. What are they doing? Write the sentences using “& a & os iw = 2 ery. & ro. ok @ WH ccry-play-drive-rur-listen to-skip the rope-sit-draw 1. Helen 2. The students 3. Tom .. 4. al 5. Sam and 7 6 Poul 7. Liz and her dog 8. The children — 9. Jim. 4, Make sentences negative: a9 1. John (wim) very often. 2) 2, Som ‘(wateh) TV now. 3. We (know) this rule at ol 4. Kate Goa) of present: 5 liz (watch) TV every day. 6. The boys ‘often (ride) their bikes 7. dim lay) bis computer now. 8. Nick (4ren) his favourite dog now 9. They (choose) a present right now. tot ‘owim) every day. 11. Tim end) on e-mail now. God pane ae a ey ee mistokes, Correct them: 1. Bilis playing computer gomes now. 2, Tom do his homens every day. 3. They goes to the stadium on Fridays 4. Kote dros the doll ot the moment 5. We ls watching on interesting game row 6, Poul work in the garden every doy 7.1 talk over the mobile right now Pr 8, The gris plont trees at the moment. 9. Ken send on SMS to his friend now 10. We discuss a new film now. + 1, Dan often go fo markon foot. 12. Ann help her mother every day uestion Words = are you siting 2) 2 Imcated Rese, is your brother's birthday? bi ____ Ie gota Biology projece £0 do. is your mum's favourite Food? |) | c) ___ Tes cold bue sunny. Is che weather tike sodav? ) ___ piv eee have sox een. is this schoot bag? @) ____ He's a mechanic. ‘can [buy a birehdiay Coker Af __ Tes on 9" may. He will be 2 years ol. homework have you got? 9) __ He's Bruno Mors. His music is great! luster do you drink a day? t) ____ Ieends in June. Dy _ because [ve got 9 out oF 20 in mathst Dd ___ Ava bakers. fy) ___ res michaers. 1D ____ She likes pasta and lemon care, mm) __ sual a ere and a har. 1m) _ Tes in the midale oF spain. What's your first name? What's your surname? What's your nickname? What's your father’s name? What’s your mother's name? Where are you from? Where do you live? What's your phone number? What's you email address? What's your favourite food? What's your favourite drink? What are your hobbies? What's your favourite sport? How often do you go swimming? Be you have a pet? What kind of food do you lke? What's your favourite kind of movie? Where do you ga to schoot? How do you get to school? What does your father do? What does your mother do? How many people are there in your family? How many cousins have you got? What do you usually do at the weekend? What's your favourite day of the week? What's your favourite kind of music? Who's your favourite singer? Sthaks GaklbaiE mars OM What's your favourite colour? Getting to know you - Can | ask you some questions What's your favourite restaurant? ‘Where do you meet your friends? How often do you go to the cinema? How often do you brush your teeth? Hovr often do you take a shower? ‘Where do you go on holiday? Do you prefer the beach or the mountains? Do you prefer giving or receiving presents? ‘When is your birthday? When is your mother’s birthday? ‘When is your father’s birthday? ‘What's the capital of your country? What color is the flag of your country? Which places are popular in your country? ‘What do you do in your free time? ‘What are your hobbies? How often do you eat out? How often do you go out? ‘What do you do on Saturday evenings? What do you do on Friday nights? What time do you usually go to bed? ‘What time do you usually get up? ‘What time did you go to bed last night? What time did you get up this morning? How often do you go on holiday? ‘When was the last time you saw a movie? When was the last time you ate ice-cream? What's your favourite drink? Do you prefer coffee or tea? ey | oe —_~to Pura lam we are you are you are he, she, itis they are 32. Score a boy. 2. Mycat___biack and white. 32. He seven years old. 2. He___ inside the nouse. 33. Maria agin. 3. Mumm and Dad away. 3 She__Score's siseer, 4 Grandma __nere. 3. You in my trouse. 5. Grass__ green. 36. [ifke Fewhen you here. 6& Thesun___yelow. 39. He _a £00 foorbatter. 2. ‘the sea blue? 38. They, from Germany. 8. New York a city in-she USA. 39. We ___ from Denmark. 9. Canada north of the USA. 90-10 hot coday. 10. A horse an animal. 91. Tinker__a dos. 21. The bike _ from my father. 92. He my dog. 22. The poseer _ from John. 43. A football often white. 13. The plane lave. 99. Te my bike, 2. The people noisy. 99. Muzzy a monseer. 15. Nobody here. 96. We hapey. 26. John, Mike and Be sick. 2. you from Americar v7. Anegg__whiee and yellow. 98. She is from Canada. 18. Rome ___ehe capital city of Tea. 99.1 from Australia. 49. Beans. green. 50. He tall. 20. They, hearehy. ou. They ew here. 2.1 bungry. 52. Today Tuesday. 22. Syvia ip love with Bob. 53. .And tomorrow __ Wednesday. 23. The queen Fae. 59. Peter___in grade three. 2. The king ‘strong. 58. Sarah and Derek at home. 25, You brave. 56. We __ going to eat now. 26. They, mad. 2.1 00d at math. 27. Corre hoe. 58. You and ]__g00d friends. 28. Icecream coid 39. you his Friend? 29. Pancakes. good. 2 winter spore. 30. Te a super job!

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